In October, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an ethnic rebel group in northern Myanmar, seized control of the countrys ...

By Devjyot Ghoshal, Poppy McPherson, Amy Lv and Neha Arora BANGKOK (Reuters) - When armed rebels seized northern Myanmar's ...

But a rushed ceasefire born of necessity does not equate to a lasting solution. As such, the shifting geopolitics of Russia, the U.S. and China may impact Myanmar’s civil war – but it will do little ...

The complexities of rare earth mining governance in northern Myanmar, particularly under the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), have gained newfound attention following recent developments. A ...

What it needs is an impartial police force, not a corrupt and cruel army. The military has been a curse on the country ever since Burma got its independence in 1948. The Tatmadaw, as the army is ...

In a significant development, a Myanmar rebel group has announced it will permit the export of rare earth inventories to China, shaking up the market for these critical materials. This article delves ...

Roads buckle in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw, while a high-rise building under construction collapses hundreds of miles away ...

Myanmar Rebels Disrupt China Rare Earth Trade ... roughly half of the world's heavy rare earths, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels have been able to throttle the supply of minerals ...